Sunday, 27 September 2015

Doctor Who Christmas special wraps filming

Filming has now been completed on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special.Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Sherlock), the show’s eleventh Christmas episode will see Alex Kingston reprise her role as Professor River Song.

Special effects supervisor Danny Hargreaves ‏tweeted yesterday: “That’s a wrap!! Xmas special and series done!!! Awesome!!!!”

The episode’s cast is rumoured to include comedian Greg Davies and Little Britain star Matt Lucas.

The BBC’s synopsis for the episode reads: “It’s Christmas Day in the
future and the TARDIS is parked on a snowy village street, covered in
icicles, awaiting its next adventure. Time traveller River Song meets
her husband’s new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the
first time this Christmas.”